(19)
(11) EP 0 271 197 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
06.07.1988 Bulletin 1988/27

(43) Date of publication A2:
15.06.1988 Bulletin 1988/24

(21) Application number: 87309595

(22) Date of filing: 29.10.1987
(84) Designated Contracting States:
BE DE ES FR GB IT NL

(30) Priority: 31.10.1986 GB 8626125
12.11.1986 GB 8627089

(71) Applicant: BRITISH AEROSPACE PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY
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(72) Inventor:
  • Brookes, W.
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(54) Door arrangements for aircraft


(57) A rear loading door arrangement (20) for aircraft having an access opening for the ground loading or air-borne delivery of freight and other items and which, when not in use, is closed off by a multi-panelled door assembly. This door assembly comprises a series of hingeably interconnected panels (27, 28, 29) adaptable such that when closed they conform to and define the aircraft rear fuselage (11) profile but when opened they are drawn from the access opening and stowed in a folded configuration to give uninterrupted access for movement of the loads into or out of the aircraft.







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